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Ken Ogata (緒形 拳 Ogata Ken, 20 July 1937-5 October 2008) was a Japanese actor. Ogata was born in Tokyo, Japan. Ogata is well known for his roles in Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book, Paul Schrader's Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and Shohei Imamura's The Ballad of Narayama. He won the award for best actor at the 26th Blue Ribbon Awards for Okinawan Boys. In television, his starring role as Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 1965 NHK Taiga drama Taikōki catapulted him to fame. Ken went on to many prominent roles in subsequent programs. The following year, he portrayed Benkei in Minamoto no Yoshitsune…
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- SMAP×SMAP (1996) as Skit guest
- Taikouki (1965) as Toyotomi no Hideyoshi
- Professional Killers (1972) as Baian Fujieda
- Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994) Cast
- Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966) as Musashibo Benkei
- Ōgon no Hibi (1978) as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Toge no Gunzo (1982) as Yoshio Oishi
- Gift (1997) as Yujiro Kishiwada（岸和田 裕二郎）
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) as Yukio Mishima
- Garden of the Wind (2008) as Teizo Shiratori
- Mouri Motonari (1997) Cast
- Samurai Reincarnation (1981) as Musashi Miyamoto
- The Peacock King (1988) as Jiku Ajari
- Say Hello to Black Jack (2003) Cast
- Virus (1980) as Prof. Tsuchiya
- The Pillow Book (1995) as The Father
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983) as Tatsuhei
- Hashū Hankachō (1974) Cast
- Tokyo Bordello (1987) as Policeman
- The Castle of Sand (1974) as Kenichi Miki
- Edo Porn (1981) as Hokusai
- September 11 (2002) as Villager (segment "Japan")
- Izo (2004) as Swordsman
- Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989) as Ronin
- Vengeance Is Mine (1979) as Iwao Enokizu
- Ashura no Gotoku (1979) Cast
- Heat Wave (1991) as Police
- Mount Hakkoda (1977) as Corporal Murayama
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Hatanaka Buhei
- The Geisha (1983) as Katsuzo
- Ruri's Island (2005) as Yuzo Nakama
- Love and Honor (2006) as Magohachiro Kibe
- Why Not? (1981) as Furukawa
- House on Fire (1986) as Kazuo Katsura
- Succession (1992) as Daisaku Kadota
- Oar (1985) as Iwago Tomita
- Shogun's Shadow (1989) as Igo Gyobu
- Tracked (1985) as Tokichi Sakane
- The Demon (1978) as Sokichi Takeshita
- The Wicked (1980) as Capt. Inoue
- Gonin 2 (1996) as Toyama Masamichi
- The Dream of Russia (1992) as Koudayu Daikokuya - captain
- Company Executives (1989) Cast
- Memories of You (1988) Cast
- Shingo's Ten Duels (1990) as The narrator
- Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008) as Nurarihyon
- The Hidden Blade (2004) as Chief Retainer Hori
- Red Storm (1979) Cast
- Goodbye Mama (1991) Cast
- Hachigatsu no Love Song (1996) Cast
- Oración (1988) as Senzo Wataumi
- Last Quarter (2004) as Doujima
- Zegen (1987) as Iheiji Muraoka
- 橋の雨 (1996) Cast
- Time Limit (2003) Cast
- The Catch (1983) as Fusajiro
- A Hardest Night!! (2005) Cast
- The Last Samurai (1974) as Nakamura Hanjiro
- The Sex Check (1968) Cast
- ナニワ金融道 (1996) as 金子 高利
- A Woman Called En (1971) Cast
- Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze (1992) Cast
- Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980) as Koga Shiro Samurai
- A Chaos of Flowers (1988) as Kan Yosano
- Autumn Blossoms (1999) Cast
- The House of Wooden Blocks (1968) Cast
- Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special (1988) Cast
- Ai wa Doda (1992) Cast
- My Soul Is Slashed (1991) as Shutaro Ishikawa
- Professional Killers – Assignment by Night (1974) as Baian Fujieda
- The Samurai I Loved (2005) as Maki Sukezaemon
- A Long Walk (2006) as Matsutaro Yasuda
- 間諜 (1964) Cast
- Prince Shōtoku (2001) as Soga no Umako
- Goodbye Japan (1995) Cast
- Stewardess's Sweetheart (1994) Cast
- 動く壁 (1994) Cast
- The Man Who Wipes Mirrors (2003) Cast
- Prince Shotoku (2001) as Soga no Umako
- Jugyo Sankan no Onna (1984) as Kyohei Tasaka
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Most-watched Ken Ogata films currently: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Samurai Reincarnation (1981), The Peacock King (1988), Virus (1980), The Pillow Book (1995).
What TV shows has Ken Ogata appeared in?
Selected TV credits: SMAP×SMAP (1996), Taikouki (1965), Professional Killers (1972), Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994), Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1966).
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